Tag Archives: processing

Phantom Potato

By James Hoffmann | Published: February 5, 2009

We cupped a few coffees today, and in there were a few from Rwanda. Whenever Rwandan coffees are on the table the conversation inevitably turns at some point to potato.
For those who have no idea what I am talking about I should explain. There is a defect in coffee that is referred to as potato. [...]

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged brewing, Coffee, competition, copenhagen, defects, Espresso, rwanda, wbc | 28 Comments

Introduction to the chemistry of the wet process (part 1)

By James Hoffmann | Published: December 6, 2007

This article is a simplified version of what was researched and written for the attempted coffeed study group. Sadly that project didn’t take off – however I am grateful to people like Andy Schecter and Jim Schulman for publishing the papers they wrote regardless. The article doesn’t focus much on cup quality and [...]

Posted in Coffee, Food Chemistry, Green Coffee | Also tagged article, chemistry, Coffee, defects, wet process | 4 Comments

Colombia 2007 – Armenia

By James Hoffmann | Published: November 16, 2007

Occasionally being jetlagged can be a good thing.
Anette and I arrived into Bogota on Sunday evening, and collected by our host – Luis Velez – and dropped at our lovely hotel with the worrying news that in order to catch the 6.15 flight to Armenia we would need to be up at 4.30am. Thankfully [...]

Posted in Coffee | Also tagged armenia, Barista, Colombia, cupping, Green Coffee, growing coffee, Origin, wet process | 4 Comments

Green Coffee – A Photographic Guide

By James Hoffmann | Published: April 3, 2007

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I’ve been thinking about doing a green bean gallery for a while, and when I had a little spare time this evening I thought I’d have a go at it. Right from the off I should make it clear that this is not my [...]